What Is The Net Worth Of Ice Cube?

Ice Cube is an American rapper, actor, producer, director and writer with a net worth of $160 million. He gained world-wide fame through his rap career, beginning from the rap group N.W.A. He is considered one of the pioneers of the gangsta-rap genre.

He is also an actor, having played in various movies and also has his own clothing line. He founded Big 3, a 3 on 3 basketball tournament which mainly features retired basketball players.

Net Worth Details: Career And Income

Cube’s career began in 1987, with Dr. Dre and N.W.A, although initially being declined. He was the only member in N.W.A who was not from Compton. Cube wrote most of the lyrics for N.W.A’s songs in their debut album Straight Outta Compton, released in 1988 but got only paid $32,000. Feud with the band manager and inconsistencies in his contracts saw Cube leave the group.

Ice cube Live

He then released his debut solo album in 1990 titled AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted in 1990 and his sophomore record Death Certificate in 1991 both of which went multi-platinum. He was inducted to the Rock N’ Roll hall of fame in 2016 as a member of N.W.A.

Here is the list of his albums with the release date and sales revenue.

Ice Cube’s Assets: His House And Cars

Cube lives in a $7.25 million mansion in California that he bought from actor Jean-Claude Van Damme.

The 2 story house spans in an area of 7,574 square-foot consists of 6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, a bar and an office.

Ice Cube's House

By his own admission, Ice Cube is a motor enthusiast and calls himself a petrol-head. In an interview with top-gear, he stated, “Cars are a status symbol form the neighborhood that I come from.”

He owns the following cars:

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray-$60,000

Rolls Royce Ghost-$100,000

Bentley Arnage- $25,362 to $138,598.

Bentley Flying Spur-$200,000

Cadillac Escalade-$75,195

Charity And Endorsements

Cube supports Chrysalis and Autism Speaks, which is also supported by Eva Mendes. He also recently announced a limited edition clothing line, ‘Good Day’ in support of Autism Speaks, a charity for Autism.

Ice Cube raising for charity

He is endorsed by Coors Light beer.

The Personal Life of Ice Cube

Ice Cube was born O’Shea Jackson on June 15, 1969 to parents Doris Jackson and Hosea Jackson. He has a brother and a half sister who was murdered when she was 12.

He grew up in Van Wick Street, Los Angeles, and developed an interest in hip-hop music during his early teens. He attended William Howard Taft High School and got a diploma in architecture from Phoenix Institute of Technology in case rap didn’t work out.

Relationships

On April 26, 1992, Ice married Kimberly Woodruff and has been married to her ever since.

Ice Cube with his family

He has 4 children with her, O’Shea Jr., Shareef, Deja and Karima.

Religion

Ice converted to Islam in 1990 but is not a regular for mosque visits. When asked about his Islam practice, he answered:

"Yeah. But, you know, I'm gonna live a long life, and I might change religions three or four times before I die. I'm on Islam, but I'm Christianity [and] Buddhism. Everyone has something to offer to the world.”

However, he has also stated:

"Religion is man-made, it's flawed. I don't follow nobody but my own conscience."

Age & Height

Ice Cube is 50 years of age and has a height of 173 cm or 5 feet 8 inches.